Risk regulations and financial disclosure: An investigation based on corporate communication in French traded companies

Corporate Communications

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-326

  Combes Thuélin, Elisabeth ^a   Henneron, Sandrine ^a   Touron, Philippe ^a  

^a EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Corporate communications; Disclosure; Financial reporting; France; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746620046     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280610680876     Document Type: Article

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